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Charles John Huffam Dickens was a critically acclaimed British novelist and poet that is
regarded by modern intellectuals as a literary genius
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Responsible for the creation of numerous well known fictional
characters, among which are Ebenezer Scrooge and Oliver Twist, Charles Dickens’ name can
certainly be called a household one
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Living an independent and rather blissful
childhood, he spent the majority of his time immersed in picturesque books such as Arabian
Nights and the Collected Farces of Elizabeth Inchbald
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He was afforded a few years of private education before his father’s
unfortunate placement in a debtor's prison
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The harsh working conditions that he endured evoked
inspiration for his later stories, the theme of abandonment and mistrust recurring frequently in
his writing
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Ironically, his new
job in freelance writing for courts launched his future career as an author
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Upon his popularity, he was noticed by Catherine Hogarth, who he later wed
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Gaining leverage his career, Charles
began to write the series called the Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club and published the
magazine Bentley’s Miscellany in which he began to write his initial novel, Oliver Twist
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The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby, The Old Curiosity
Shop and Barnaby Rudge were all published in the four years following 1838
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Over the next few years, Dickens’ penned The
Life and Adventures of Martin Chuzzlewit and A Christmas Carol
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His future tours amounted to a profit of approximately
$95,000, which is the equivalent to 1
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Soon, Dickens’ had
become so famous that he was recognized in public and almost regarded as a Victorian
celebrity
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Unfortunately for him, the
1850’s were rather ill- fated
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Dickens became estranged from his wife after purposely slandering her reputation, and he
later met a young actress named Nelly Ternan, with whom he had amorous relations
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He published A Tale of Two Cities, All the
Year Round, Our Mutual Friend, and Great Expectations, the latter being named his highest
achievement in his entire career
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He continued his work until his stroke and later death in 1870, when he was 58
years old
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Dickens was buried in Poet’s Corner at Westminster Abbey, and thousands of people
gathered to mourn the loss of such a beloved and impactful author
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